1982Final results
1982 election for Maryland Delegate District 17
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Jennie M. Forehand (D), Mary Boergers (D) and Michael R. Gordon (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJennie M. ForehandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.2%15,700
Mary BoergersDemocrat · winner
21.0%14,190
Michael R. GordonDemocrat · winner
19.9%13,449
Stephen N. AbramsRepublican
14.1%9,528
Stanley H. EcklesRepublican
11.3%7,611
Richard E. FrederickRepublican
10.6%7,163
67,641 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)